Wardrobe trunk



April 27 1926.

G. H. WHEARY WARDROBE TRUNK Original Filed July 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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April 27 1926.

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Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

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GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, onR-Acrnn, Wisconsin, Assrenon f wHnAnY TRUNK COMPANY, or RAGINE, WISGGNSIN, ACORPORATION orwrsconsm.

WARDROBE originai'appncanon mainly 19, 1919, semi No. 311,925.

Divided and this application filed January 18, 1924. Serial No. 687,057.

To all whom it may 0012mm Be it known that I, Gnoncn VVHEARY, a citizen of. the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wardrobe Trunks, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wardrobe trunks, and is a divisional application of application filed July 19th, 1919, Ser. No. 311,925.

WVardrobe trunks of the better class are usually divided vertically into two parts to form a wardrobe section and a drawer section. The two parts are hinged together -to swing horizontally to open or closed posi- 2 tion. The wardrobe section is provided with garment hangers for suspending outer wearing apparel thereon, and the other section is provided with drawers for holding other articles of wear.

Trunks of this type are usually formed of wood covered with fiber, and the fiber at the abutting edges of the section is usually folded inwardly over the section edges to form a finish, and the inner portions of the sections are'usually lined with a suitable fabric to finish the interior edges of the fiber.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having an improved form of valance which forms a finish for the edge portions of the trunk sections and thereby permitting the elimination of.

interior linings.

A further object of the invention is to and yieldingly holding the hangers and gartrunk with a removable means forfirmly meats carried thereby in position within the said section. I

VVit'h the above and other objects in view theinv'ention c'o'n'sis'tsof'the iinprovedwardrobe trunk and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the 00 same partsin all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the trunk section in closed positions, the top cover being in open position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the wardrobe section of the trunk; c

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the wardrobe section, the top cover removed; and

Fig. 4 is a detail front view of the extension rails. I

Referring to the drawings the numeral 18 indicates the wardrobe section and 19 the drawer section of a wardrobe trunk. The two sections are hinged together to swing horizontally to open or closed position, and the wardrobe section is provided with a top cover 20 whichis hinged to the upper portion of the drawer section and swings forso wardly over the wardrobe section. The

' wardrobe section is provided with garment hangers 21. i

The edge portions of the trunk sections are provlded with coacting valance members 35 36 and 37 whichare formed of strips of sheet metal bent to channel portions 36' and 37 into which theedge portions of the trunk sections extend.

The open end of the wardrobe section and its cover are also provided with "valance memberssimilar' to the ones described.

The open end of the wardrobe section is also provided with a metal U-shaped collar 40 which is fastened to the inner surfaces of the valance member, 36 and forms part thereof. The said collar is therefore connected to the wardrobe section-and is inwardly offset and projects upwardly therefrom to form the trunk collar and garment hanger tracks upon which the arment hangers 21 are slidably mounted. he upper edge portions of the combined collar and track are curved inwardly and downward as indicated by the numeral 41 to form a bearing surface for the garment hangers 21. The outer end portions of the collar and track have extension tracks 42 hinged thereto which are adapted to swing horizontally outwardly to open osition to permit convenient access to the garments on the hangers. In folded position, as shown in Fig. 1 the extension hangers serve to hold the garment hangers in position.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

'1. A garment hanger bracket for trunks comprising a channelled supporting element adapted to be mounted in embracing relation about the marginal edge-portions of the open end of the body-section of a trunk, and

means extending from said supporting ele ment for the suspension therefrom of garment hangers.

2. A garment hanger-bracket for trunks comprising a channelled supporting element consisting of a rear member and a pair of side-members extending at right angles from said rear member, said rear member and said side members being adapted to be mounted in embracing relation about the marginal edge-portions of the open end of the bodysection or" a trunk, and means extending from said rear member for the suspension therefrom of garment hangers.

In testimony whereofl I affix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY VVHEARY. 

